TM4C1294XL PWM for BLDC Motor without delays

[fyaman66 1]

Hello,

 

I wrote a very simple PWM Code for my Brushless DC Motor (incl. ESC) and it works very good (I don't use any Potentiometers.):

 

 

int motorPin = PF_1;

void setup() {
      pinMode(motorPin, OUTPUT);
}

void loop() {

 analogWrite(motorPin, HIGH);
 delayMicroseconds(1000);
 
 analogWrite(motorPin, LOW);
 delayMicroseconds(19000);
}

 

I need 50Hz (1/50=20us). The Motor breaks when the first delay is "1000us" and the second is "19000us".

The Motor arrives highspeed when the first delay is "2000us" and the second is "18000us" 

So my dutycycle should be between 5 - 10%

 

What i need is this PWM Signal without any delays. Is there any way to create a PWM without delays?

 

Thank you very much.

 

greetings,

Yaman

[L.R.A 78]

I don't get why you are even using delays.

Could you please explain a bit on that? Maybe with a time diagram of the signals?

[Fmilburn 446]

@@fyaman66

 

You do not appear to be using analogWrite correctly.  The general form is analogWrite(pin, value) where value is the duty cycle from 0 (off) to 255 (always on).  When you specify HIGH you are making the value 1 or barely on.  It may be you meant to use digitalWrite to create PWM.  As LRA says, using delay doesn't make much sense here.

 

Read this thread and see if it does what you are trying to do:  http://forum.43oh.com/topic/5765-analogwrite-precision-question/

[fyaman66 1]

I don't get why you are even using delays.

 

Could you please explain a bit on that? Maybe with a time diagram of the signals?

Hi,

i use the delays to determine the frequency of 50hz (total delay = 20us -> 1/50hz)

and also to determine the duty cycle between 5% - 10% (this is the range where the bldc Motor starts to spin)

[fyaman66 1]

Hello,

 

@Fmilburn

 

Thanks alot. I found the solution in the link you posted

 

this worked for me:

#include <wiring_analog.c>

 

void setup() {

     pinMode(PL_4, OUTPUT);

     PWMWrite(PL_4,1000,50,50); // PWMWrite(PINnumber, number of steps, dutycycle, frequency);

}